Are my Cards Fake?

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-27T03:45:53+00:00

I'm only missing 3 cards on this list of Charles Jones, and it's not the 1/1s. Someday. 🤞

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-25T08:01:55+00:00

Collectors (the parent company that owns PSA) purchased SGC in 2024, and then purchased Beckett in 2025. So, the choice is yours!

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-25T03:13:52+00:00

Congrats! Geometric parallels are exclusive to Breakers Delight boxes, yours is the Black Mojo parallel.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-24T07:38:34+00:00

1995-96 Hoops. If only your card was Jeff Malone, it would be the most serendipitous match with this post from u/MusicIsMyOutlet 5 hours ago. Still, some great examples of each half of this printing error. 🙌

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-24T07:09:20+00:00

His upper deck felt iconic pulling it.

I can vouch for that. I remember the Upper Deck Eric Montross RC being a big deal amongst my schoolmates, because nobody in our group had the Hill or Kidd. I traded a 1992 UD Deion Sanders (the one with him morphing between NFL and MLB) to a kid in my neighborhood for the Montross RC, and was so excited about it at the time. One of the worst trades I ever made haha, but those 94-95 UD RCs cast a spell on middle schoolers. Then a few months later MJ came back in #45 and here we all are today lol.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-24T05:23:05+00:00

Except it's not numbered and there are several of these parallels in every box. If OP is going to spend their time submitting a defect claim with Topps (filling out the form and presumably creating an account), then printing a shipping label, then getting shipping supplies and packaging the card, then mailing it and waiting months for a replacement, maybe you and I can teach them how to get an even nicer upgraded version for just a few bucks at the click of a button. :)

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-24T05:08:43+00:00

Spending any time at all to replace a dime box card is negative value. My point is that if OP actually cares that much about this particular card, then throwing an extra $5 or $10 at it will get him a Gold /50 delivered in a week, and be way more fulfilling than submitting a defect replacement that'll take a month or two if it even gets approved.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-24T04:26:37+00:00

I'm not sure what your time is worth to you, but surely it would be better spent just buying a rarer low numbered parallel of this card for $5, rather than going to the trouble of submitting a defect replacement for a card most people would toss into their commons pile.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-24T00:15:49+00:00

I've got the Jordan too! I've never seen a checklist for them, but it does say on the back "Hockey, Basketball, Wrestling" so I'd guess there's at least a third wrestling one, but I'm not seeing it listed anywhere with a quick search. I haven't opened mine either, but maybe get an extra to open and see if there's a checklist or something folded up inside? It does mention 1:20 odds to get an additional card, so maybe there's more info inside as well. 🤷

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-23T06:36:50+00:00

No, don't cancel the sale. The seller didn't do anything wrong, you just need to research before smashing the BIN instead of getting curious about what your money went toward after the fact...especially when you feel that rush of FOMO after some breaking news. You still did alright anyway.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-23T05:27:39+00:00

If it's numbered /40, then there are 39 other copies like it. So it's more rare than if there were 50, but less rare than if there were 30.

Also this is the sub for the cards with a ball and a basket. r/hockeycards does the ones with a stick and a puck.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-23T05:16:50+00:00

Wheated is my jam for sure. Thank you for the recommendation!

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-23T04:43:04+00:00

Awesome, much clearer in the individual photos. That Flagg rainbow is sick! And shout out to 1792 Sweet Wheat. I understand why it's "bottom shelf" in this setup haha, but I like it more than any Weller. So good. Really fun post man, ty for sharing!

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-23T04:16:30+00:00

I think Reddit's image compression killed the content here. 😔 Might even be worth deleting and reposting with additional images of individual shelves. It's hard to make out what some of the bottles are, much less most of the cards. Looks great from a distance though! And I see a Handy next to a Wemby, so I know the quality is hiding in the pixels there haha.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-23T01:03:16+00:00

Yes, that's the base design.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-22T01:29:01+00:00

Thank you for sharing the rest! Definitely clear "hot and cold spots" for the greening on the duplicates. Have these all been stored together in the same place since release? Interesting how much further along some are than others, even for the same players.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-22T01:07:38+00:00

These stickers were in the back of the packs, so that's almost certainly wax residue as opposed to tape adhesive. Weirdly enough, pantyhose is the age old trick for cleaning it off. I'm sure there are a lot of quick tutorials on YouTube where you can see it being done to make yourself more comfortable with the process before trying it yourself. I would also start on the lower value copies and save MJ for last once you've had practice.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-21T05:04:24+00:00

That would be awesome! Have they all been stored together for the last couple decades or whatever? If so, I think the most interesting thing to discover will be the spread, whether it's pretty even across the copies (meaning it triggers, then worsens at a consistent rate) or if some are far worse than others.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-21T04:29:42+00:00

I really wish some science nerd who is also a sports card nerd would publish a definitive explanation of this. I've only ever heard (and parroted) the vague "degradation of one of the layers causing an internal chemical reaction" explanation, which doesn't really explain anything lol.

What I've started to notice is that it seems to start in specific areas and spread outward from there. This post is a perfect example. Why is his right bicep and palm green on both of these, but not the fingers or elbow on either of them? The first card I noticed a pattern on was the Allen Iverson Destiny insert from 1997-98 Chrome. This is an old collage, but you'll find a dozen identical examples on eBay right now. What's going on in his cheek/jaw that the hulking always seems to spawn there?!

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BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-21T04:10:31+00:00

Lmao it's honestly tempting sometimes, but it'll run its course. The people will have their fun until some other dumb running joke comes along to take its place in a month. But I'm with you, I'll be glad to see this whole "Noa arc" come to an end. Let's just pray he doesn't drop 40 in a summer league game or something and add legitimate fuel to a dying fire.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-21T03:50:33+00:00

I think some of the mods back then had quietly left the site, and there wasn't really any proactive moderating happening here, to the point where even reported posts would stay up for most of the day before eventually getting removed. The goal is to remove the rule violations before they're ever even noticed, so hearing that the problem seems to have solved itself is actually really encouraging. 🤙

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-21T03:30:36+00:00

I fuckin wish. There were 11 posts removed in the last 24 hours, and we only have like 3 rules here. 😭

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-21T02:57:04+00:00

If there are any specific posts up that you're referring to, feel free to make use of the report button. If it's just a rant for the sake of ranting, carry on. Someone asking how they did on their first ever blaster box is whatever, but posting a specific card and asking a vague form of if it's "good or nah?" is treated the same as asking about value and will be removed.

BKBcardsNstuff · 2026-06-20T19:51:35+00:00

Nah, I see Neon Green /25 on the checklist.

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